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March 19th- Transition from Staff to Stick to Empty Hand and Intro to Sparring

Staff – double overhand grip, forehand hits to target – change to three person drill, light resistance from third person on both hands to keep base and pressure, focus is on hit to target. Single stick Feeder with stick and … Continue reading

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March 12th- Single stick #3- Balance, Power and Intro to the Roof Attack

Continuing on in developing the basics of the box system. . . Warmup Reaction drill- one person in front of class attacking from out of range, try to read them and react Outside defense and roof attack Partner drill- worker … Continue reading

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February 26 2011- Single Stick- Balance and Power- Session #2

Building on last week’s introduction to balance and power, we continued to work on developing the essential body mechanics of Latosa Escrima and introduced the idea of aggressive counter hitting and the box system. Lunge matrix/point footwork Start from point- … Continue reading

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